When a solid object like a rod of length (L) is stretched to a new length (L + delta L), the strain in the rod is defined as the ratio (Δ L)/(L). This is a dimensionless measure of stretching or compression often stated as "inches per inch", "millimeters per meter", or "microns per meter (microstrain)" for convenience of visualization. A material property of all elastic solids, Young's modulus (Y) is used to describe "stiffness" of materials.

No, it is the same strain seen in an outbreak in England. The current MMR vaccine covers this strain. No. There is no correlation to disease and vaccination at 12 months of age. Infants used to be routinely vaccinated at 15 months of age. During the 1989-1991 measles resurgence, incidence rates of measles were more than twice as high as those in other age groups.

The strain sequenced for the systematic genome project was S288C. The standard genotype of S288C is matalpha gal2 mal. In addition, the chromosome IV sequence is from S288C derivative that contained a nonsense (ochre) mutation in the TRP1 gene. The systematic sequence shows no defect in the GAL2 gene, so it's not certain whether the strain sequenced was actually a gal2 mutant.

Clean cotton muslin, cheese-cloth, unbleached paper coffee filters, fine plastic strainers, or anything of this nature will work equally well.

HIV is a virus and is able to mutate. There are two identified strains of HIV. HIV-1 and HIV 2. HIV-2 is not as virulent as HIV-1 and is epidemic only in West Africa. HIV testing in the United States usually only screens for HIV-1. Blood banks and plasma centers screen for both.

This particularly virulent new strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI H5N1) has spread throughout a large geographic area in Asia, Europe, and Africa since it was first documented in 1997 in Asia, and has caused the largest and most severe outbreaks in poultry on record.

of mid-April 2006, the new strain of HPAI H5N1 has caused illness in 204 people and the death of at least 113 people, mostly in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, and Turkey. Most of the people who have been infected with the HPAI H5N1 virus have acquired it through direct handling of infected poultry, eating uncooked or undercooked poultry products, or through contact with virus-contaminated surfaces or materials, including blood and feces.

No, the fibers found in the tea after fermentation will not hurt you. However, if you feel you really don't want to drink them, just filter them out. Most people find filtering to be more trouble than it's worth, and just drink the tea--fibers and all.

Yes. Piezoceramic is one of the most sensitive strain gage technologies existent, and it is the only one which is self-powered.

Outputs from piezoceramics which are 'following' surface vibrations are generally very repeatable and stable. If the sensor is initially calibrated it can be trusted for years of accurate service.

The consortium does not ship strains to individual investigators. Rather, completed consortium strains are shipped to the C. elegans Genetics Center (CGC) where they are archived and prepared for distribution to individual labs. Requests to the consortium for existing strains are forwarded automatically to the CGC for processing. The CGC ships most strains within two weeks of their receiving the order. None. We use PCR to detect deletions within a given DNA target interval.

No, it is the same strain seen in an outbreak in England, and that has also been identified in Canada, Croatia, and Nepal. Source: National Immunization Program web site: http://www.cdc.gov/nip/diseases/mumps/mumps-tech-faqs.htm File Formats | Oregon Administrative Rules | Oregon Revised Statutes | Privacy Policy | Web Site Feedback|

A mixture of fluorescent and incandescent light is usually most pleasing. The most important aspect of lighting is to reduce glare and bright reflections from your screen, nearby glass, or shiny surfaces. Since light conditions change during the day this may require several adjustments while working. If you smoke while keyboarding, be sure to clean your screen frequently, as water vapor and smoke form a potent film.

The high pathogenic Asian H5N1 strain is a particularly virulent strain of avian flu that was first detected in Southeast Asia in 1997.

To date, the high pathogenic H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus has resulted in the deaths of millions of domestic birds. Despite the millions of people who have had close contact with domestic fowl during the past 10 years in Asia, just over 325 people have been infected worldwide. This is an extremely low rate of infection. However, human health officials are concerned with the greater than 50 percent mortality rate of people that have been infected.

To date, transmission from domestic poultry, through contact with infected birds, contaminated surfaces or feces, is the most prevalent way this H5N1 strain of avian flu virus has caused human infection. One single incident of wild bird to human transmission has been recorded as described above.

To date, the high pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian flu has not been detected in North America. An extensive government surveillance system has been established to detect its arrival should it occur. The World Organization for Animal Health and The World Health Organization maintain web pages devoted to reporting all laboratory confirmed cases of the H5 strains of avian flu in animals and humans based on location.